Diagnostic Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ALGIA
A
Pain (ex: neuralgia)
2
Q
-DYNIA
A
Pain (ex: gastodynia)
3
Q
-EMIA
A
Blood condition (leukemia)
4
Q
-IA
A
Condition, disease (ex: polyuria)
5
Q
-ITIS
A
Inflammation (ex: laryngitis)
6
Q
-LEPSY
A
Seizure or attack (ex: epilepsy)
7
Q
-MALACIA
A
Softening (ex: chondromalacia)
8
Q
-MEGALY
A
Enlargement (ex: cardiomegaly)
9
Q
-OMA
A
Tumor, mass (ex: sarcoma)
10
Q
-OSIS
A
Abnormal condition (ex: dermatomycosis)
11
Q
-PATHY
A
Disease (ex: myopathy)
12
Q
-PENIA
A
Deficiency (ex: leukopenia)
13
Q
-PLEGIA
A
Paralysis (ex: quadriplegia)
14
Q
-PNEA
A
Breathing (ex: apnea)
15
Q
-SCLEROSIS
A
Hardening (ex: arteriosclerosis)
